PARTIAL SPLENIC EMBOLISATION

This is used in the treatment of splenic enlargements of various causes or variceal hemorrhages where due to hyperfunctioning of the spleen patient has to face various symptoms like decreased platelet count. Many of these patients are not operated by surgeons for fear of bleeding. Interventional radiology techniques can be used to effectively cut off blood supply from a large area of spleen making it functionally redundant and leads to significant relief in the symptoms of these patients.